In the NHL

In The NHL

Fourteen former Storm players have reached the NHL, the highest level of hockey in the world. Bill Thomas was the first to appear, making his appearance for the Pheonix Coyotes in 2007. Thomas played for Pheonix, Pittsburgh and Florida from 2007-09 and 2010-12. Defenseman Jack Hillen (TC: 2003-04) played in 304 NHL games from 2007-15, the longest a former Storm player has skated in the NHL. Jaden Schwartz, a 2010 first-round pick of the St. Louis Blues, has scored the most goals and points of any past Tri-City player to make the NHL. Forwards Blake Coleman, Nick Lappin and Mike Vecchione debuted in 2016-17. Vecchione is the last Storm player to debut, playing his first NHL game on April 4, 2017 for the Philadelphia Flyers. In his debut, Vecchione opposed Coleman and the Devils shut out the Flyers, 1-0.